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Sydney Opera House restaurant on notice over staff underpayments

The Sydney Opera House’s iconic Opera Kitchen is being monitored over what is said to be a “pattern of behaviour” after the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO)...

Aussie pub culture more about eating than drinking

If you thought the main purpose of pubs was to quench their patrons’ hard-earned thirst, think again. In an average three months, the number of Australians...

Rosewood's historic 'Ghost Pub' is dying

COUNTRY pubs appear to be facing the same battle to stay open as the city's central pubs. The 100 year old Rosewood Hotel, also known as the Middle Pub,...

Western Australian sheep farmer puts mutton on the menu at top Perth restaurants

Mutton is often thought of as tough and gamey, but a sheep farmer from Katanning, in Western Australia's Great Southern region, is getting top-dollar for...

Recipes from The Blue Ducks' Real Food, by Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy

For chefs, foragers and surfers Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy (of Three Blue Ducks), eating real food is a way of life. It's about slowing down and...

The Block’s new Hotel of Horrors was once the scene of an attack by a ‘vampire gigolo’

THE Melbourne hotel that is the focus of the 11th series of Channel 9’s reality TV series The Block has been dubbed the Blocktagon. But this rundown...

Singaporean snaps up home of George Calombaris' Gazi and Press Club restaurants

A building that houses MasterChef star George Calombaris' upmarket Gazi and The Press Club restaurants has been sold to a Singaporean investor. Property...

ARIA Restaurant’s Matt Moran says go the whole chook for maximum satisfaction

I LOVE to cook a whole chook. Although a lot of recipes call for chicken breasts, or thighs or wings, there’s something pleasingly frugal about using...

Guns and floods: Father’s Day 'curse' continues for Como cafe owner

The Father's Day "curse" continues for cafe owner Adam Gannon after he discovered a burst water main had closed his business on one of the busiest days...

Brisbane Cat Cafe celebrates one month of kitty capers

After one month of kitty capers, staff at Brisbane's first cat cafe have yet to paws for breath. The Cat Cuddle Cafe has re-homed more than 20 animals...